<![CDATA[All About Tuition]]>Help! My boy is P3 this year. During his SA1, he failed his chinese, maths and science. I enrolled him for tuition but he failed again for these 3 subjects. I've talked to him on his academics, he seem don't bother at all! I was thinking of switching his tuition from group to individual tutor cos his teacher also finds that he can't concentrate in group. But i think individual will be more costly than than group tuition.


Can anyone advise what is the cost like for home tutor for each subject? I'm really at a loss and thinking of sending my son for counselling. Even rewards won't tempt him. He just simply refuse to use his brain to think.

Mummies & daddies, any tips for me on how to handle my son. I've another son who will be going to P1 next year and I don't want him to follow his brother's steps. 😞

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/6667/all-about-tuitionRSS for NodeWed, 05 Aug 2026 06:14:55 GMTThu, 12 Nov 2009 01:11:07 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:00:59 GMT]]>Hi concernmother


I have moved your request for Science tutor to

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9306


And :welcome: to KSP

Do pop by Newbies to introduce yourself and allow us to warmly welcome you. This is a custom here at KSP.com

😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/137609https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/137609Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:00:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:58:23 GMT]]>Hi jenniferlsf


I have moved your request of home tutor to

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9308

And :welcome: to KSP

Do pop by Newbies to introduce yourself and allow us to warmly welcome you. This is a custom here at KSP.com

😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/137608https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/137608Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:58:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:14:17 GMT]]>Hi belinda, can you give me the number to InnoWits? My friend also said that the tutors they recommend are good.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/110372https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/110372Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:14:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:18:04 GMT]]>

belinda_lim:
I got 2 private tutors from Innowits for my boy recently for EMS and another one for Chinese. The tutors were good and experienced. The Chinese tutor was an ex-school teacher who know the syllabus very well.

Hi, can share why you find the tutors good ? Other than being experienced and ex-school tr. How is their method of teaching ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/106430https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/106430Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:18:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:12:27 GMT]]>Tuition, enrichment, education guidance, teaching, learning spree, coaching, knowledge sharing, tutelage, apprenticeship etc, these are but different ways to communicate learning from other expert worthy of imparting the knowledge. \"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet\", so effectiveness is really subjective and tuition can be known by different names too. What is important is that the tuitiion can translate to and deliver results.


It will be interesting to share with all, that in the university, the fees paid for university education is actually known as \"tuition fee\". And JC and University \"teachers\" are really called \"tutors\" besides the lecturer who gives lecture to the group.

It doesn't matter whether it is a black cat or a white cat, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat. 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/104492https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/104492Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:12:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:56:57 GMT]]>weaker students go for tuition to improve their grades


smarter students with good grades go for tuition to learn higher order questions to top the class

the top students go for tuition to maintain the lead over the class, and go for enrichment classes to win competitions

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/104481https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/104481Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:56:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:44:26 GMT]]>

schellen:
My take: I'm not sending my children for tuition unless they really need it, i.e., they are below average and/or we can't help them.


Now, I shall quote buds: titank, as thread starter, shouldn't you set a good example by stating your views first? 😉
Anyway I don't view it as tuition, I would just view it as enrichment. I also had cut off tuition & the only I had now is chinese. If really the grades are very bad then go back for help again.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/101544https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/101544Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:44:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:11:19 GMT]]>I feel that tuition does help a child if the child is willing to go for it and after each tuition, the child must take out the lesson and revise. If not, the child will just go for tuition classes for the sake of going…bring the tuition bag to the tuition class and thereafter bring the tuition bag home and leave the bag untouched until the next tuition.


In my opinion, if there is no revision at home after each tuition class, there will not be much improvement.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/100787https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/100787Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:11:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:51:01 GMT]]>I feel whether isit home tuition or enrichment class really depends on your child. Last time I send my children to MPM when they are younger. The exposure is not bad but I feel that my children is not able to fully reap the benefits from such classes. But when I engage home tutors for them, I do find more obvious improvements in their grades. Afterall, home tutors focus on school syallbus and they can cater to your child speed, esp if your child does not have fast learning abilities or get distraction in big classes.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/100769https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/100769Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:51:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:03:51 GMT]]>

sleepy:
How about differentiating between tuition & enrichment?


to me, tuition is getting the tutors to teach school syllabus in advance & clarify any doubt in school syllabus. Prep for exam, do lots of assessment books & top schools exam papers

that, I think is not necessary unless the child is weak in his study & need extra help


enrichment is kind of like immersion? not following school syllabus, may or may not transform to better grades but it does broaden the scope or horizon, learn beyond what is required from school syllabus

that, I don't mind, regardless of school grades
Sleepy...I totally agree with you.
My kids have no tuition, but they hv enrichment classes.... :lol:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/100677https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/100677Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:03:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:31:59 GMT]]>Tution or no depends alot on the child, my girl’s result for chinese depends very much on whether i gave her tution or not. the year i gave up chinese tution, her result is 60++ but the year i send her for tution, she manage to get 70++, so i think tution works for her in her chinese subject so i continue to let her go for tution. she is now in sec 1. manage to get a A in chinese in her psle recently.

Language like english and chinese is important to have exposure , so i believe twice a week extra exposure is good for her, anyway, the time she use for tution is only 3.5 hours. this time if she is not doing tution, i believe she will be playing computer games or slagging.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/100290https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/100290Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:31:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:56:36 GMT]]>

belinda_lim:
If you think that tuition is necessary

Hi.
Did you employ the tutors from InnoWits for your children?
Care to share?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/100235https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/100235Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:56:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:43:01 GMT]]>I fully support the "no tuition" approach unless the child fare badly in his/her studies, ie poor grades or "fail" grades.


I sent my dd for tuition during her P6 year and found that they have no effect on her. She often did not complete the tuition assignments given. I found that it was a waste of money and stopped her tuition before her PSLE.

Children need to learn how to manage their studies and take responsibility for their results and not be dependent on tuition to achieve their target results. Well, there’s no "tuition" on how to do your work in the working world, right?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/85597https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/85597Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:43:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:08:46 GMT]]>

titank:



Hope to hear your views on it.
sometimes the parents have no idea how to teach their kids, so they prefer to pay for the kid to be on schedule (ie with tuition, there is a structure/timeline for the kid/parent to follow to keep with the pace of schoolwork).
so long parents happy, kids no complaints, there are results to show for it....there is no right or wrong.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/82073https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/82073Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:08:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:56:37 GMT]]>How about differentiating between tuition & enrichment?


to me, tuition is getting the tutors to teach school syllabus in advance & clarify any doubt in school syllabus. Prep for exam, do lots of assessment books & top schools exam papers

that, I think is not necessary unless the child is weak in his study & need extra help


enrichment is kind of like immersion? not following school syllabus, may or may not transform to better grades but it does broaden the scope or horizon, learn beyond what is required from school syllabus

that, I don’t mind, regardless of school grades

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/82069https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/82069Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:56:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:52:33 GMT]]>Hi.

I have two children 7 and 9.

They used to have many tuitions like Morris Allen, Han Language and Kumon.
On top of that, my DS had supplementary classes and CCAs.
And when they seemed very busy, I decided to switch to home tuition by private tutors.

This went on for a year and I realised that the tuitions do not really make a significant difference. I decided to sit down and talk to my DD and DS. After discussing with my DS and DD, I realised that sometimes too much tuitions do not do them more good.

It had deprieved them of their rest time.
They are mostly occupied with homework and tuition everyday. Since their grades are very good, I decided to teach them myself since they could understand the syllabus and teachings.

As such, I stopped all tuitions for my two children except Kumon.

Even though they are without tuitions now, they are still coping very well with their results.

So to quote schellen’s, unless their results are really deteriorating, I will then seriously consider putting them in tution centres again.

There are always two sides to a coin.

When the child’s grades is no good, parents put them in tuition centre to improve his grades

When the child’s grades are good, parents put them in tuition centre to maintain their grades.

At the end of the day, we really need to consider carefully if tuition is really needed.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/82041https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/82041Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:52:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:37:11 GMT]]>My take: I'm not sending my children for tuition unless they really need it, i.e., they are below average and/or we can't help them.


Now, I shall quote buds: titank, as thread starter, shouldn't you set a good example by stating your views first? 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/82010https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/82010Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:37:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:36:01 GMT]]>Hi All,


In the past, only students with poor grades then require tuition.Be it private home tuition or at those tuition centre that can be found in our heartland area.

Now is poor student & good students both also must go tuition. Comes to every weekend so many tuition centres having very good business. Walk around everwhere can see tuition centres banners, tuition centres flyers distributed on letterbox & at my car windscreen.

Hope to hear your views on it.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/81984https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/81984Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:36:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:13:02 GMT]]>Students with dyslexia may have problems with reading, spelling, understanding spoken words or expressing themselves orally or in writing. http://singapore.math-chinese-tutor.com conducts monthly workshop on http://singapore.math-chinese-tutor.com/teaching-dyslexic-students/.


This workshop covers:
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  • Identify the common signs of a dyslexic child.
    Strategies to support learners with Dyslexia
    Methodology to help dyslexic child to remember spellings, vocabulary, multiplication tables, memory, instructions, etc.
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    ]]>    https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/79423https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/79423Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:13:02 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:52:21 GMT]]>Thanks Tony! 😄

    ]]>    https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75013https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/75013Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:52:21 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to All About Tuition on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:42:59 GMT]]>

    Odie:
    Help! My boy is P3 this year. During his SA1, he failed his chinese, maths and science. I enrolled him for tuition but he failed again for these 3 subjects. I've talked to him on his academics, he seem don't bother at all! I was thinking of switching his tuition from group to individual tutor cos his teacher also finds that he can't concentrate in group. But i think individual will be more costly than than group tuition.


    Can anyone advise what is the cost like for home tutor for each subject? I'm really at a loss and thinking of sending my son for counselling. Even rewards won't tempt him. He just simply refuse to use his brain to think.

    Mummies & daddies, any tips for me on how to handle my son. I've another son who will be going to P1 next year and I don't want him to follow his brother's steps. 😞
    Hi Odie, do you want to get your child diagnosed? He may have some condition such as ADHD or dyslexia, and that is holding him back. I've had friends who were completely shocked by the diagnosis, but with help and therapy, the children have improved dramatically. Schools tend to be understanding too.

    Good luck!!

    ]]>    https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/74812https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/74812Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:42:59 GMT